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Economy
Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach
Enlarge (credit: BeeBright / Getty Images / iStockphoto) Infrastructure used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system kernel was…
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NPR Digs into CBDCs
Nicholas Anthony Governments around the world are weighing whether to launch central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. But are CBDCs…
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Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI six months after Altman ouster
Enlarge / An image Illya Sutskever tweeted with this OpenAI resignation announcement. From left to right: New OpenAI Chief Scientist…
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New Defending Globalization Content: Resource Abundance and Gaming
Scott Lincicome Today we’ve published two new essays for Cato’s Defending Globalization project: The More Resources We Consume, the More…
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Economy
Google strikes back at OpenAI with “Project Astra” AI agent prototype
Enlarge / A video still of Project Astra demo at the Google I/O conference keynote in Mountain View on May…
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Senate Turns to Credit Cards in Biden’s “War on Junk Fees”
Nicholas Anthony President Biden’s “war on junk fees” is only picking up steam. On May 9, the Senate Committee on…
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New Biden Section 301 Tariffs (Once Again) Put Politics over Good Policy
Clark Packard Today, the Biden administration announced it is quadrupling tariffs on imported electric vehicles (EVs) from China, while also…
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Investing
A New Heritage “Backgrounder” Addresses the Mix of Doctors, But Not the Overall Supply
Jeffrey A. Singer Last March, a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projected a shortage of up to 86,000…
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Economy
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away
Enlarge (credit: Getty) A study analyzing Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX suggests that return to office (RTO) mandates can lead to…
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Economy
The hunt for rare bitcoin is nearing an end
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Andriy Onufriyenko) Billy Restey is a digital artist who runs a studio in Seattle. But…
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